After David's daughter was born, he decided to make one million dollars. He thought in this way his daughter would live {#blank#}1{#/blank#} happy life.

    In order to achieve his goal, David devoted most {#blank#}2{#/blank#}his time to his business. While other fathers {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(play) with their kids outside, he was working. While other fathers were reading stories to their kids, he was hanging out with his clients(客户). His little daughter {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(name) Jane hardly saw him.

    Time flew fast. One day, when David returned home from work, he saw Jane {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(sit) in the living room. When she saw him, she ran to him and asked him to play with her for a while. “Sorry, Jane, but I'm {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(terrible) busy tonight. I have a lot of work to do.” He was about to leave {#blank#}7{#/blank#}he heard Jane crying. So he stopped and asked why. “You're always working. You have no time for me at all. You're not a good dad,” said Jane. David was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(lose) in thought after hearing that. He remembered why he worked so hard — he wanted Jane to live a happy life. However, things go contrary to his wishes. He {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(teach) a good lesson that day. Therefore, he made a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(decide) to spend a lot more time with his daughter.

    Traditional Chinese wedding

    Traditional Chinese wedding customs are considered as the foundation of rites in traditional Chinese culture. Although varying from region to region and time to time，they have been holding an essential position in the lives of Chinese people，{#blank#}1{#/blank#}（cause） a far-reaching impact on the way the Chinese lead their lives．The traditional Chinese marriage usually {#blank#}2{#/blank#} （involve） some necessary procedures，such as match-making，engagement，meeting the bride，and three bows．{#blank#}3{#/blank#} addition，a typical Chinese wedding nowadays goes like this：when a new couple is engaged，{#blank#}4{#/blank#} follows is a {#blank#}5{#/blank#} （choose） of the date of their marriage．

    Most people would favor a bank holiday or special Chinese festival for their relatives and friends {#blank#}6{#/blank#} （attend） the wedding．However，quite a few others，especially{#blank#}7{#/blank#}are in the countryside，would fix a lucky date so that their marriage would have "Double Happiness"．The wedding ceremony is usually hosted {#blank#}8{#/blank#} （warm），and the wedding ceremony very often ends with {#blank#}9{#/blank#} unique banquet．Toasts are made to wish the new couple long life，everlasting love and happiness，early birth of a {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（health） baby and so on．

A Brief Introduction to Gandhi

Mohandas Gandhi (1869—-1948), an Indian national hero, was honored {#blank#}1{#/blank#}the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.

    He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, {#blank#}3{#/blank#} he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.

    In South Africa he {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(surprise)to find that the problem of racial discrimination (种族歧视)was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight {#blank#}5{#/blank#} equal rights.

    Gandhi returned to India in 1915,{#blank#}6{#/blank#} India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(depend)for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. {#blank#}8{#/blank#}, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give {#blank#}9{#/blank#}and India won its independence in 1947. {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(fortunate)Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.

    My mom was a nurse and often took me along to visit the {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（family） she was caring for, including one who had a series of strokes （中风） and was bedridden. One afternoon Mom told me that we needed to visit the woman {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（give）her medications, and that we would stop at a store {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the way. I thought we would stop at a drugstore, but we pulled up to a shopping mall.

    My mom {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（head） to the perfume（香水）counter and bought the most expensive bottle they offered. She also bought a beautiful nightdress. When I asked her who they were for, she said they were for her patient. She {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（far） explained although this woman was old and bedridden, she was still a lady, and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} old deserved to be treated with respect and grace. When {#blank#}7{#/blank#} （care） for someone, we should look past the disability or the illness and look into the soul of the human, so we can connect them with sympathy. I soon realized that my mom's greatest {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（strong）was taking care of those who cannot advocate for {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（they） and need trustworthy care providers. That's {#blank#}10{#/blank#} I wanted to become a doctor.

    In elementary school, George wasn't {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (exact) popular, but he always had a couple of really good friends. In middle school, he was really good at science and math. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} most kids were going to the movies on weekends, George preferred to design his own special projects. He dreamed of owning his own technology company someday. When George got to high school, some of the other students made {#blank#}3{#/blank#} of him for being into books and computers. This made George very upset, but he tried not to let anything keep his dream from {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (achieve). George got excellent grades and was admitted {#blank#}5{#/blank#} both Harvard and Yale, but he decided to go to Stanford {#blank#}6{#/blank#} there were many opportunities for people {#blank#}7{#/blank#} wanted to work in Silicon Valley. This was the first time George {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (feel) accepted by the people around him. He took many computer classes, and kept designing his own projects on weekends. During the summer months, he would take extra classes, and he ended up {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (graduate) a year early. He took a job {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a computer programmer at Apple. After five more years there, George left to start his own company, finally realizing his childhood dream.